The long-awaited fifth season of Virgin River finally arrived on Netflix earlier this month – and we couldn’t be happier to be reunited with the residents of the small Californian town.
While we know the season isn’t over yet, with part two arriving on November 30, some fans may be wondering when exactly they can expect season six on our screens. Here’s everything we know…
WATCH: Trailer for Virgin River season five, part two
When will the sixth season of Virgin River be released?
Netflix has not yet announced a release date for the sixth season. Since the fifth part has only just arrived on the streaming platform, it’s still early days. However, with the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike causing numerous TV shows and movies to be delayed, it’s likely that fans will be waiting for a while.
The Virgin River cast would normally be back on set in Vancouver at that time, but until the strike is resolved, they won’t be able to shoot any scenes for season six.
© NetflixAlexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson play Mel and Jack
Leading lady Alexandra Breckenridge, who plays Mel Monroe in the drama, recently opened up about not being able to work. In a video shot in the kitchen of her Georgia home, she told her Instagram followers, “I feel like I’ve been cooking since I got back from dropping my daughter off at school. I’m trying to do something fun and creative with my time because SAG is on strike and I can’t go back to work, and I can’t even talk about work.
“So if you’re all trying to message me with work-related questions, I can’t answer you and I’m really sorry about that,” she added.
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The ending of the first part of the fifth season of Virgin River explained – and what it means for the second partAnnette O’Toole, who plays Hope McCrea, previously told her followers that filming would begin once the strike was resolved. “#VirginRiver Season 5 will air in the fall, and we’ll be filming Season 6 as soon as the strike is resolved,” she wrote on Instagram in May.
© Netflix Production of the sixth season is pending
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What will the sixth season of Virgin River be about?
Considering there are still two episodes left in season five, Netflix has been unexpectedly tight-lipped about what fans can expect from season six.
However, we know the writers have “many more complications” for our beloved characters, Tudum says. For example, writer Richard Keith told the publication in 2022 that one couple was “too beautiful and too terrible to be happy for too long.” We are intrigued…
© NetflixAnnette O’Toole as Hope and Tim Matheson as Doc Mullins
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When will the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes end?
Earlier this week, it was announced that executives from major media companies, including Netflix and Disney, had joined two days of talks with the Writers Guild of America.
While this is promising progress, even if the Guild of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the major studios and networks, reaches a deal with the WGA, it would also need to reach an agreement with SAG-AFTRA so that actors can return to work.
© NetflixFilming will begin once the strike is resolved
The WGA went on strike on May 2, and a little more than two months later, on July 16, SAG-AFTRA called its members to strike, marking the first time in more than 60 years that both writers and actors have gone on strike at the same time.
Both unions have a similar set of demands, including better wages, residual payments from streaming services and job protection from the use of artificial intelligence.
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